Find out how others have advertised for their conferences, including agendas, flyers, and websites, as well as general guides for conference planning.

Table of Contents

1. Bike Summit Programs
2. Conference Planning
3. Organizing Accessible Events for People With Disabilities
4. Encouragement (General)

Bike Summit Programs

Bike Summit Programs
These show the public agenda for each event.

Iowa Bike Summit 2011 (PDF)
New Jersey Bike/Walk Summit 2011 (PDF)
Utah Bike Summit 2011 (PDF)
Wisconsin Bike Summit 2012 (PDF)

 

State Bike Summit Guide (League of American Bicyclists)
30 January 2012. Whether organizing the state's first summit or reenergizing your existing event, this guide shares some of the ideas, lessons and best practices that have come from the National Bike Summit, as well as model state summits.

State Bike Summit Guide (League) (PDF)

 

 

 

Organizing State Summits (Alliance for Biking & Walking)
More and more advocates across the United States are organizing statewide bike and/or walk summits to push active transportation forward at the state level. On this call, we heard from advocates and experts in the field about best practices and tips on how to organize an effective summit.

Organizing State Summits Mutual Aid Call (URL, Soundcloud)
Blog post with notes (URL)

 

 

Conference Planning

Conference Planing Guide (U.S. Dept of Justice)
This guide is hosted online and contains many helpful features, such as multiple planning checklists.

To the Guide

 

 

 

Organizing a Conference
This is a section of a larger body of work hosted at The Community Toolbox. Contributed by Phil Rabinowitz, Edited by Bill Berkowitz. Thorough guide on how to organize a conference, with lead-in case studies.

Organizing a Conference

 

Oregon Bike Summit Website
This website provides excellent resources for planning a bike summit with links to presentations, agenda, registration, etc.

Oregon Bike Summit 2010 Website (URL)

 

 

Accessible Events for People With Disabilities

Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities (VERA Institute of Justice)
With this information you can create an event that is accessible for all attendees and meets your legal obligations as the event host under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Tip Sheet (PDF)  

 

Encouragement - General

Bicycling- Good for Wisconsin (Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin)

This piece, created by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, is a great example of an easy-to-read primer on the popularity and growth of bicycling, and also the economic and health benefits of bicycling. Perfect for a meeting with elected officials.

Bicycling- Good for Wisconsin (PDF) 

Be Bright Lessons Learned: Best Practices for Light Giveaways (Planet Bike)

June 27, 2011. Planet Bike has worked with light giveaways for years. After learning what works and what doesn't, Jay Ferm, Director of Advocacy for the organization, compiled this best practices guide to light giveaways. 

Be Bright Lessons Learned (DOC)

 

 

 

Fight – or Prevent – the Bikeway Backlash: Tips and Strategies (Mia Birk)
President of Alta Planning & Design, and author of Joyride, seasoned bike-ped advocate Mia Birk gives her tips and strategies for dealing with resistance.

Fight - or Prevent - the Bikeway Backlash: Tips and Strategies (URL)
Fight - or Prevent - the Bikeway Backlash: Tips and Strategies, Part 2 (URL)